Friday Finds–11/16/12

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found.

New-to-Me Blogs

• Family History Writing
• Like Vintage Silver, Patti
• Irish in America

Online Articles

• Copyright and the Website, The Legal Genealogist
• Making Find A Grave Better, Ancestoring’s Ask A Genealogists
• Know Your Family Health History, FamilySearch Blog
• Earth Point for Genealogists, Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
• Ole J. Sogge, 1st SD Volunteer Infantry, DearMYRTLE
• Mapping it Out, Finding Our Ancestors
• Dear Diary, Connecticut Historical Society Manuscripts Blog

Websites/Resources

Mapping the Emerald Isle: A Geo-Genealogy of Irish Surnames – "Ireland map depicting birth surnames by county from an 1890 census. It uses label size to represent relative birth counts."

United States in the War of 1812 – Via the FamilySearch Wiki; lots of good information for researching War of 1812 ancestors.

Battlefields of the Civil War – “A map and chronology of the major battles of the American Civil War.”

Irish Roots Mystery: A Tribute to Lynn Dello – Interesting website and story of a woman trying to learn about her deceased husband’s past.

GeneaBios: Biographies for Genealogy – "A free genealogy biography database with biographies for your genealogy research.  Links to other online biography sites, to help find your ancestors and surnames."

Upcoming Webinars

Date	Webinar	Presenter	Host
November 16	10 Ideas for Great Gifts Using Your Family Photos	Thomas MacEntee	Legacy Family Tree
November 20	TNG WordPress Setup	Roger Moffat	DearMYRTLE
November 27	DNA Explained: An Intro to DNA for Genealogists	Roberta Estes	Association of Professional Genealogists
November 28	The Big 4 US Record Sources	Mary Hill	Legacy Family Tree
November 29	Yikes, My DNA Results are Back! Now What???	Roberta Estes	Association of Professional Genealogists
December 1	Sharing and Preserving Memories in a Digital Era	Daniel Horowitz	Southern California Genealogical Society
December 5	Researching Your Irish Ancestors: Beyond the Basics	Judith Eccles Wight	Legacy Family Tree
December 10	Embracing Technology	DearMYRTLE	DearMYRTLE
December 10	Using Spreadsheets to Help Organize Your Research	Linda Woodward Geiger	Friends of the National Archives, Southeast Region
December 11	Ready-Set-Plan! Developing a One-Step Research Plan	J. Mark Lowe	Illinois State Genealogical Society
December 19	Jewish Genealogy 101	Schelly Talalay Dardashti	Southern California Genealogical Society